A nurse is describing how the fetus moves through the birth canal. Which of the following would the nurse identify as being most important in allowing the fetal head to move through the pelvis?
A) Sutures
B) Fontanelles
C) Frontal bones
D) Biparietal diameter
Question 2
A nurse is describing the different types of regional analgesia and anesthesia for labor to a group of pregnant women. Which statement by the group indicates that the teaching was successful?
A) We can get up and walk around after receiving combined spinalepidural analgesia.
B) Higher anesthetic doses are needed for patient-controlled epidural analgesia.
C) A pudendal nerve block is highly effective for pain relief in the first stage of labor.
D) Local infiltration using lidocaine is an appropriate method for controlling contraction pain.
Testing Visual Fields by Confrontation: The nurse and patient should be approximately at an eye to e
16 weeks old human fetus
fetus 12 weeks
To check pupillary reflexes the nurse first holds the penlight
Fetus Growing
Nurse using a stethoscope